In ABC’s new series THE WHISPERS (airing Monday nights at 10/9 Central), loosely based by show creator Soo Hugh on Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Zero Hour,” assorted adults must deal with the sinister influence exerted over children by a mysterious presence named Drill. As Drill’s circle of young “friends” expands, it becomes clear he has a special interest in the offspring of people who are highly placed in the government, scientists and those who work with nuclear-power sources.

In Syfy’s series Z NATION, the dead do not walk; instead, they run at top speed. Babies get bitten, turn and kill people who have appeared to be series regulars up to that point. Survivors are hard cases, able to blow gaping holes in skulls with guns and using spiked metal sticks when ammo isn’t handy. If ever a narrative TV show was made for FANGORIA, Z NATION is it.

At once mythic and immediate, MR. WICKER by Maria Alexander (pictured) is a vivid synthesis of dark folk tale and modern horror. It begins with our heroine, horror writer Alicia Baum, successfully committing suicide—however, it turns out this is only temporary.

In SALEM, there are witches among us. WGN America’s first scripted series, which airs its third episode “In Vain” (pictured above and below) this Sunday, May 4 at 10 p.m./9 p.m. CT, takes us back to the late-17th-century Massachusetts village and focuses on the practitioners of dark magic and those who hunt them. One of those guiding the ongoing story is Brannon Braga, creator and executive producer with Adam Simon, who spoke to FANGORIA about the show.

When most people think of seven-time Oscar-winning special effects makeup creator Rick Baker, they envision cinematic werewolves, apes and space aliens. What doesn’t immediately come to mind is a Halloween collection designed to be applied and worn by ordinary folks at home, but that’s just what Baker has created for MAC cosmetics.

NBC’s hit supernatural series GRIMM returns for its third season tonight, chronicling the adventures of Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli), a Portland, Oregon police detective who discovers that he is a Grimm, one of a special order who can detect and, when need be, combat a wide variety of human-seeming creatures known collectively as Wesen. When season two ended, Nick had been turned into a 28 DAYS LATER-style zombie and was being shipped to the Wesen Royals in Vienna. Also in Vienna is Adalind Schade, played by Claire Coffee.

In HOLLISTON (now in its second season Tuesday nights on FEARnet), aspiring filmmakers Adam and Joe, played by series creator/writer Adam Green (of HATCHET fame) and his fellow executive producer Joe Lynch (director of WRONG TURN 2), break Kane Hodder (the FRIDAY THE 13TH go-to Jason plays a version of himself) out of a hospital and move him into Adam’s apartment so that he’ll star in the duo’s horror short. Heads spin EXORCIST-style, Danielle Harris shows up as herself, Bailee Madison of ONCE UPON A TIME appears in an ORPHAN send-up and Adam gets advice from a hideous closet monster called Oderous Urungus (Dave Brockie). Just your typical sitcom – if sitcoms were designed by and for horror fans.

A lot of people refer to Hollywood as being full of vampires, but in BLOOD KISS, scripted by famed comic book/animation writer Michael Reaves, this is literally the case. We’re in the 1940s, and our detective hero is running afoul of both the studio system and real bloodsuckers. And you can be a part of bringing this tale to the screen.

In HEMLOCK GROVE, the small town of the title finds itself enmeshed in a wave of murders, monsters, secret experiments and more. Looking into all the strangeness—or perhaps helping perpetuate it—is Dr. Clementine Chasseur, played by Kandyse McClure, who spoke to FANGORIA about her role and other genre credits—including a pair of Stephen King remakes.

Did you ever wonder what Norman Bates was like prior to his misadventures in PSYCHO? You may say, “Yes, and that was explored in PSYCHO IV.” But the folks at A&E, along with executive producers/showrunners Carlton Cuse (of LOST) and Kerry Ehrin, have a different take on Norman’s early years, which they’re presenting in BATES MOTEL, premiering tonight at 10/9 Central.

Actor Robert Knepper has a long résumé; though he may be best-remembered from TV’s PRISON BREAK, he has also done solid work in horror, science fiction and fantasy. However, Knepper has never had a gig like the new series CULT before. Then again, few if any other actors have, either.